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May 19, 1925.

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B. B. ITTEHD By M y m ATTORNEY Patented May 19, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. MEAD, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TOJULIUS GRIFFIN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

GUN.

Application filed March 29, 1924. Serial No. 702,969.

1 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnoaen B. MEAD, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Guns, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in guns and has particularreference to a spring gun employing preferably a rubber band.

The principal object of this invention is to produce a gun which issimple to operate, yet powerful in action.

Another object is to produce a gun wherein the propulsive force may bereadily adjusted to meet the requirements of the operator.

A still further object is to produce a gun wherein the same may bemanufactured at a reasonable cost. 7

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description. r

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame, a i Figure 1 is a side elevation of my gun,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is an enlarged end elevation,

Figure 4 is a detail view of the combined guideand stop,

Figure 5 is a side elevation of Figure 4,

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail cross section of the ammunition carrier,

Figure 7 is a side elevation of'a modified form of my gun showing aknock-down feature,

Figure 8 is an enlarged detail view of the spring fastening clip, and

Figure 9 is an enlarged detail cross sec tion of the releasingmechanism.

Many forms of guns have been devised .which employ an explosivepropulsive force air propulsive force and spring propulsive force. Ihave sought to improve upon the spring type and by viewing the figuresit will be noted that the numeral 5 designates.

the customary butt having a stock 6 which customarily holds the barrel.

This stock has a groove 7 formed in its upper surface and extending theentire length thereof. Within this groove is positioned an ammunitioncarrier 8 having a bore 9, and carrying a sight 11 upon its uppersurface.

At 12 I have shown a rubber resilient band having its ends fastened tothe eyes 13 and 14 of the spring fastening clip 16, which issubstantially U-shaped and is adapted to be retained in one of theinclined slots 17. The center portion of the rubber band 12 passesthrough an opening 18 formed inthe ammunition carrier and is guidedthrough the eyes 19 and 21 of the stop 22. This stop is adapted to beretained in one of the slots 23 formed in the under surface of the stock6.

A spring prong is formed integral with the stop 22 and extends upwardlyinto the body of the stock 6, the purpose of which will be later seen.Pivoted to each side of the stock are hooks as shown at 24 and 26. Thesehooks are pivoted as-at 27 and 28, respectively and normally contactwith pins 29 and 31, respectively, these hooks being kept in contactwith their respective pins as by a spring 32.

The release mechanism is best shown in Figure 9 where it will be notedthat a trigger 33 is pivoted as at 34 within a recess 36 formed in thestock 6. This trigger has a nose 37 adapted to engage the nose 38 of acatch 39 pivoted at 41 and normally held in elevated position by aspring 42.

A dog 43 is formed upon this catch, which dog is adapted to enter arecess 44 formed in the under-surface of the ammunition car rier. Thisrecess is provided with a. metal liner 46 for the purpose of preventingundue wear through contact with the dog.

A disappearing sight 47 is supported upon a V-shaped member, which ispivoted at 48 and 49 near the end of the gun. A spring 51 is formedintegral with the V-shaped .7

member and has an inturned end 52 adapted to enter a suitable recess inthe gun. A controlling link 53 extends from the V- shaped memberrearwardly and is connected as at 54 to the band 12.

In the view shown in Figure 7, the construction is identical with theexception that the butt 5 and the stock 6 are made separately so thatthe gun may be folded. These parts are joined together as by a lug 56en- 7 tering a suitable recess in the stock 6 after which a pin isinserted at 57, which pin will pass through the lug 56. r

result in a a short life to the, gun.

A pin 58 is also adapted to engage an opening 59 in the stock for thepurpose of further locking the parts together.

The operation of my gun is as follows The operator inserts ammunitionWithin the bore 9 of the ammunition carrier 8 after Which time thecarrier is manually moved toward the butt or until the recess 4A isengaged by the dog 43. This causes the band 12 to stretch a considerabledistance and remain stretched until the trigger is released.Thecstretching of this bandv also causesithe sight 48 to be moved upinto its verticalxposition as bestshown inil igure Should it be desiredto lock theiannnu-nition' canrier in the cocked' position, that is, justbefore :it is engaged by-the dog, the operator moves the hooks=2azandl28 upwardlyzsoas to bring the .epoin'ts between :the ammunitioncarrier :and the band at thepoint slightly in front of the opening.18,atlms-.locking the ammunition carrier in EL'IGt'IXlCtBdEPOSlDlOD.ASrSOOIl as the :ammunition carrier yiszmovedtoavard the=butt thespring20 of the stop 22-Will cause the stop to move from the dottedlineposition-in Figure 5, to the iull line .position, With thewresult thatthe rubber-band may slider-through the'eyesil) and-21 Withoutsubstantial contact therewith, thus reducing wear.

This construction also. brings the iEIHllHUHltion. carriervtowa moregradual stop than "if it were to strike a solid stop, which avouldNVhen' it is desired to vary the propulsive eforoe, the band-retainer .16 :may :beamoved ftO one of the other inclined slots ;17 r and the:stop; '22 may, also .bevmoved to one of its rather 2 slots.

It wi llrthus: be: seen that :I-have provided a gunavithnn'anyz;adjustments, yet" 'onewhich is ,1 simple and 10118 whichwill "simulate ithe ordinary gun 'in its; action.

It is to :be aunderstoojdathat ithe form cofxmy {invention herewithshown andedescribed is to be taken as a I preferred example 20f the sameandthat=-var1ous changes in: the shape, size and arrangement of partsmay be resorted to Without departing from the spirit lofthel'IlVBIltlOlliOI thescope oithe subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim c 1. In a gun, a stockhaving a groove formed therein, an ammunition carrier adapted to bereciprocated on the groove, a

U-shaped spring fastening clip adjustably secured to said stock, aspring secured to said clip and engaging said ammunition carrier, aU-shaped stop adapted to straddle saidstock, eyes formed in saidU-shapedstop wzmdadapted to enoirclesaidiband on opposite sides of saidcarrier, a spring formed 1ntegral with said stop and adapted-to enter:into said stock, ,a -Vshaped-lmember pivoted to said stock, a linkconnected to said V- 'shapedmember and to said ;band for movmgsaid:V-shapedmember to -.avertical posltionavhen said bandais undertension, and means ,for releaslng said carrier, for the pursides of saidcarrier, a spring formed integral with said stop and adaptedto enterintoisaid stock, ,a V-shaped imember gpivoted \to said-stock ialink-connected itonsaid V- shaped member-andtosaid :band foranoving saidV-shaped member to ai-verticaliposition When said band {is @undentension, means for releasing said oarrier-,-. saidaneans comprising apivotedwtrigger mounted within said stock,

.a spring pressedilatch adapted to :be actuated by said trigger, and a:dog formed on said latch and adapted ito :enter a recess formed in saidcarrier.

In testimony Whereoi I :afli-X my signature.

GEQRGE B. MEAD.

